Getting Bread to rise – need help

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I’ve also been baking as much of my own bread as I can as well as

hamburger and hot dog buns. I’ve been a little afraid to do it

entirely on my own so I have been “cheating” a little bit by letting my

bread maker make the dough for me and then baking it in the oven. So

far everything has turned out great. I go to a Mennonite bulk store to

load up on all kinds of flour and spices very inexpensively so I feel

like I’m saving money on bread items. The only problem is that it all

tastes so great that I’m afraid that I’ve started to gain weight.

— In Budget101_@yahoogroups.com, “brown_eyed_girl375”

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>

> I have been trying to bake my own bread for awhile, and no matter

what

> I seem to do I can not seem to get the bread to rise the way it is

> supposed to. I have no idea what is wrong. I use a thermometer to

> make sure that the water is the right temperature. The yeast is

> always fresh (often used the same day I purchase, in fact). I let it

> sit in a warm place that is around 80 or so degrees, but nothing.

> I’ve tried different recipies, etc but still no luck. I’ve never

> actually seen anyone making bread, so I don’t know what it is that

I’m

> doing wrong. The bread doesn’t taste bad when I cook it. It’s just

a

> bit flat and very dense. It does rise slightly, but nothing like

what

> it is supposed to. Any suggestions????

>

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